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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom is Arthur Robinson connected to?

2. Harriet is grabbed by what?

3. What does Peter discuss with Miss Hillyard?

4. Who finds Harriet after she is attacked?

5. What is starting at the beginning of Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Peter and Pomfret's first and second meetings.

2. What is the result of the search party for Miss Newland?

3. What do the women discuss with Peter over coffee?

4. Why does Harriet contact Peter in Chapter 13?

5. What does Peter tell Harriet that he values about her, and why does this surprise her?

6. How does Harriet respond to Pomfret's avowal of devotion?

7. What causes Peter and Harriet to disagree in Chapter 18?

8. Why does Harriet not return to Shrewsbury as soon as the Warden's maid calls her?

9. Why does Harriet accuse Miss Hillyard of smashing her chess set?

10. Why is Harriet surprised to see Peter in Oxford?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At one point, Peter tells Harriet to write her current mystery about human beings, not just a jigsaw puzzle. Has Dorothy Sayers done that? Support your answer with at least three references to the book.

Essay Topic 2

By halfway through the book, Harriet knows that Miss Martin, Miss Lydgate, and Miss Edwards are not the culprits. Explain why each of these characters are known to be innocent, and the event that proves this to Harriet.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the three gifts that Peter has given Harriet. Compare the first two. What is significant about the third? How does Harriet react to each one?

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